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Gyrfalcon, As A Raptor, At The Cascades Raptor Center, 32275 Fox Hollow Road, Eugene, Oregon

Too Near
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This Gyrfalcon was perched too near the screen of its enclosure to get a clean photograph. It stood facing away, but pivoted its head to look out at the human viewers.

Gyrfalcon external link   •  As A Raptor external link   •  In Cascades Raptor Center external link   •  32275 Fox Hollow Road external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:01:10 Thursday 29 December 2022)   •  (Date Published: Firday 7 April 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2667
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A Sign
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A sign attached to the enclosure described this Gyrfalcon, its range and habits.

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Fed
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One of the people working at the Cascades Raptor Center knelt in the Gyrfalcon enclosure and fed that raptor.

Gyrfalcon external link   •  As A Raptor external link   •  In Cascades Raptor Center external link   •  32275 Fox Hollow Road external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:26:44 Thursday 29 December 2022)   •  (Date Published: Firday 7 April 2023)   •  © 2023 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_2747
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